WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino, R-N.Y., introduced the "Protecting UACs Through Enhanced Sponsor Vetting Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. H.R. 4164. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlements of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish additional procedures for making placement determinations for all unaccompanied alien children who are in Federal custody by   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, introduced the "Red Tape Reduction Act" on June 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 21. H.R. 4067. A bill to rescind the executive order relating to the revocation of certain executive orders concerning Federal regulation and to codify certain executive orders; to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each ca  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., introduced the "Protecting America's Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act" on June 15, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 25. H.R. 4167. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from changing energy conservation standards for distribution transformers for a certain period, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., Rick Al  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H., introduced the "United States-Israel Health Technologies Cooperation Act" on June 13, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 21. H.R. 4076. A bill to authorize funding for a bilateral cooperative program with Israel for the development of health technologies; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The bill is cosponsored by Reps. Jimmy Panetta, D-Calif., Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., Daniel Crenshaw, R-Texas, Garret Graves, R-La., Na  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the "Ensuring Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. S. 2082. A bill to make technical corrections relating to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Mike Lee, R-Utah, Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.,   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced the "Kate's Law" on June 21, 2023. The text of the bill was released on July 19. S. 2091. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. * * * SECTION 1. Short titles. This Act may be cited as   more